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Description: | A silver gilt finger ring of 'Fede' type. The ring is complete and its large diameter suggests it was for a male hand. The plain band is D-shaped in section and incorporates a pair of clasped hands. The separately-attached bezel is in the form of a quatrefoil which incorporates a heart against a field of crossing lines (both rather clumsily executed).Fede type rings are well known and a number of complete and fragmentary examples have been recorded under the Treasure Act (eg 2007T49, which has a crowned heart motif; 2007T107; 2007T342; and 2010 T158). This item is more than 300 years old and composed of more than 10% precious metal. It therefore should be considered Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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